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Zarate vs. Director of Lands, et al. 434 SCRA 322

FRANCISCO ZARATE, petitioner, vs. THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS, PRECIOSA T. DAVILA, REGALADO TORIAGA, PATRIA TORIAGA, RENATO TORIAGA, ROSALINDA TORIAGA, RYL TORIAGA, PROBO TORIAGA, JOSE CORPUS, MARCELINITO HONORIO, JOSE MELO, LOLITO TALAGA, FELIPE VILLANUEVA, DOMINADOR TAGBALAY, MAXIMO VILLANUEVA, and the DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 131501 | 2004-07-14

DECISION


CALLEJO, SR., J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari of the Decision[1] of the Court

of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 28241 affirming the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court of Kalibo, Aklan, Branch 3, in Land Registration Case No. 273.

The Antecedents

As gleaned from the decision of the Court of Appeals, the factual backdrop and antecedental proceedings are as follows:

This is an application for registration of title filed by appellant Francisco Zarate on 27 December 1976 to have his three parcels of land brought under the operation of the Land Registration Act. The subject parcels of land contain a land area of 68.2787...